Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have the brilliant Michael Phillip and his Band, performing for us in front of a studio audience.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have the brilliant Michael Phillip and his Band, performing a festive packed setlist for us, in front of an audience in Aberdeen. Gary also chats to this week's special guests, The Shands, who perform some fab tunes for us, and reflect on their recent success at the Trad Awards, where they were named Up and Coming Artist of the Year.
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Michael Phillip Scottish Dance Band
Michael PhilipÌý ÌýLead Accordion
Margaret RobertsonÌýFiddle
Nicol McLarenÌýÌýSecond Accordion
Graham BerryÌýÌýPiano
Robert Simpson ÌýÌýDrums
Suzanne GrayÌýÌýDouble Bass
TITLE: The Queen Mother's Century
a) Babbie's Birthday ReelÌý[Michael Philip]
b) The Traditional ReelÌý[D MacLeod]Ìý
c) The Ness PipersÌýÌý[Pipe Major I Morrison]
d) The Clarty Veil ÌýÌý[Brian Lamond]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: 4/4 Marches
a) William Chrisp of Balgreggie ÌýÌý[Michael Philip]
b) The Taps of FeckleÌýÌýÌýÌý[Angus Cameron]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
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TITLE: Irish Reels
a) McLeod’s ReelÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
b) Toss the FeathersÌýÌý[Trad]
c)The Glen Road to CarrickÌý[Trad]
d) Dillon BrownÌýÌý[Trad]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
ÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: Christmas Waltzes
a) O Come All Ye FaithfulÌýÌý[John Francis Wade]Ìý
b) In the Bleak MidwinterÌýÌý[Gustav Holst and Harold Darke]
c) It Came Upon the Midnight ClearÌý[Edmund Sears]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE: Eva Three Step - 6/8 Marches
a) Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý[Bobby MacLeod]
b) Rab Wallace’s Return to Kirkcaldy and District Pipe BandÌý[Michael Philip]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE: Christmas Saunter
a) Blue Christmas ÌýÌý[Jay Johnson & Billy Hayes]
b) Holly Jolly ChristmasÌý[Johnny Marks]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: BANDLEADER’S CHOICE 1 - Fiddle Trio
a) Ann ÌýÌý[Margaret Robertson]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: 2/4’s
a) Tam Bain’s Lum ÌýÌý[Pipe Major D.S. Ramsay]
b) Pipe Major George AllanÌý[Pipe Major Donald MacLeod]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Jigs
a) The Connaught Man’s RamblesÌý[Trad]Ìý
b) The Old Red BarnÌýÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
c) The Georgian Bay JigÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
d) The Farmer’s JamboreeÌýÌý[Trad]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Waltzes
a) Aurora’s Waltz ÌýÌý[Michael Philip]ÌýÌý
b) KrissiÌýÌýÌý[Margaret Robertson]ÌýÌý
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE: Two Step
a) Jarl Mullay’s MitherÌýÌý[Margaret Robertson]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: BANDLEADER’S CHOICE 2 - Fiddle Trio
a) Winter Wonderland Ìý[Richard B Smith & Felix Bernard]
ARTIST: Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE: Polka
a) The Westings View PolkaÌýÌý[Michael Philip]
ARTIST: : Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Christmas Jigs
a) In Dulci JublioÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý[Johan Sebastian Bach]Ìý
b) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by NightÌý[Nahum Tate]ÌýÌýÌý
c) God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenÌýÌýÌý[Trad]ÌýÌýÌýÌý
d) We Three KingsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý[John Henry Hopkins Jr.]Ìý
e) I Saw Three ShipsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý[Richard Rodney Bennett]Ìý
ARTIST: : Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE:ÌýÌý Merry Christmas Everybody
TRK: Ìý1
ARTIST:Ìý Karine Polwart
COMP: Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
CD:Ìý Single
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Delphonic Records – DELPHS101Ìý Ìý
TITLE:Ìý The Wexford CarolÌý
TRK: Ìý4
ARTIST:Ìý Tim Edey
COMP: John Rutter
CD:Ìý Tim Edey’s Celtic Christmas Vol. 1
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý ÌýGnatbite Records - GBR023
TITLE:ÌýÌý Welcome Christmas MorningÌý
TRK: Ìý6
ARTIST:Ìý Jimmy Shand
COMP: Jimmy Shand
CD:Ìý Jimmy Shand The Story
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý EMI – DUO110
TITLE:Ìý Silver Bells
TRK: Ìý5
ARTIST:Ìý Sydney Devine
COMP: Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
CD:Ìý Scottish Christmas Celebration
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý CDITV735Ìý
TITLE: 4/4 Marches
a) The HeadlandsÌýÌýÌý[R. Cooper]Ìý
b) The Shindig MarchÌýÌýÌý[G. Shand]Ìý
ARTIST: The Shands
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE: Strathspey
a) Louis DeCarlo's 70th Birthday Strathspey Ìý[S. Thoumire]
ARTIST: The Shands
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Medley
a) Trade WindsÌýÌýÌý[G. Innes]
b) Reelin Doon Bridge StreetÌýÌý[G. MacKenzie]
c) Mario’s CapÌýÌýÌý[G. MacKenzie]
d) Josh‘s JigÌýÌýÌýÌý[G. MacKenzie]Ìý
ARTIST: The Shands
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Musette Waltz
a) La SorciereÌýÌýÌý[J. Privat/M.Vittenet]
ARTIST: The Shands
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Irish Reels
a) The Boys Of The LoughÌýÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
b) The ReconciliationÌýÌýÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
c) Swinging on the GateÌýÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
d) The Plough & The StarsÌýÌýÌý[Trad]Ìý
ARTIST: The Shands
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Fairytale Of New YorkÌýÌý[J. Finer/S. MacGowan]
ARTIST: The Shands
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor RecordingÌý
TITLE:ÌýÌý 12 Folk Days of Christmas
TRK: Ìý17
ARTIST: The McCalmansÌý
COMP: Trad
CD:Ìý Scots Abroad
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý ÌýGreentrax - CDTRAX300Ìý
TITLE: Ding Dong Merrily on High/O’Carolans Concerto
TRK: Ìý1
ARTIST:Ìý Tim Edey
COMP: Trad
CD:Ìý Tim Edey’s Celtic Christmas Vol. 1
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Gnatbite Records - GBR023Ìý
TITLE:ÌýÌý Merry Christmas to All and Goodnight
TRK: Ìý6
ARTIST:Ìý Emily Smith
COMP: Emily Smith
CD:Ìý Songs for Christmas
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý ÌýWhite Fall Records – WFRCDS015
TITLE:ÌýÌý The Jingle Bell Suite
TRK: Ìý1
ARTIST:Ìý The Fire
COMP: Trad
CD:Ìý The Fire’s Very Scottish Christmas
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý ÌýSelf-releasedÌý
The Shands
Clelland Shand - Accordion
Blythe Shand - Piano
Inver Shand - Accordion
Broadcast
- Sat 23 Dec 2023 19:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland